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(CO P Y) Las Vegas - November 2, 1945 W 23-1-B Mr. Prank Strong: Referring to our correspondence, ending with my letter October 26 on the subject of water conservation in the Las Vegas Valley, particularly protection of our own holdings in the vicinity of the wells and springs. I learn this morning that Mr. Searles moved a well drilling rig onto his land and commenced drilling operations* under the assumption that as long as the legal advertising period had expired and no protests had been received, his application had "gone through”. The State Engineer’s representative in this territory, who has the local well drillers pretty well lined up on the requirements of the law, observed this activity and stopped the drilling. There was of course, .some expense in connection with moving the drilling rig onto the ground and after some discussion (and telephone communication with Carson City) it was agreed that if Mr. Searles would reduce his application to one-half second foot the application would be i,5 approved/ This was agreed to and drilling was recommenced. I under stand Major Clifford Jones who was recently discharged from Military Service and is now appointed Judge of the District Court here, is associated with Mr, Searles in this undertaking. It is of course desirable to avoid V any unnecessary conflict or public reaction in connection with the control of well; drilling, and I advised the Artesian Wells Supervisor that we would have no particular objection to applications for a fraction of a second foot but felt that applications for water in excess of one second foot in the vicinity of our holdings would probably be detrimental to the public. He advised me he had expressed this same View ih his contacts with Carson City. I feel, therefore, that this particular problem is settled, at least for the present. I I should like to have the benefit of your advice on another subject and that is the applications which we are receiving of late for small water service connections from the 24” line after it is completed. We have advised the applicants in each instance that water from this line could